The third one of those comes at 7 p.m. Friday night when coach Doug Dotson’s Spartans travel to meet the Barbe Buccaneers in Lake Charles in a critical District 3-5A contest.

“This one would definitely be a big one for us to get,” Dotson said. “For us to beat a program like Barbe’s would be a big step for our program.

“We’ve been in every game. That’s really a tribute to how hard our coaches and our players have worked.”

So far, all the big games in this district have been close and high-scoring. Barbe lost to Acadiana 28-27 and the Rams beat Sulphur 35-28.

“Their quarterback (Gavin Nettles) is back,” Dotson said. “No. 3 (Nate Briscoe) is their go-to receivers. They don’t have that real tall receiver that they usually have, but they’re still very good. And their back (Kirkland Banks) is the real deal. He can beat you inside or outside.”

The problem in the Sulphur and Acadiana games wasn’t moving the ball or scoring. It was slowing down the other elite offense.

“We’re just not that big upfront,” Dotson said. “Our defensive ends just aren’t as big as Acadiana’s tackles. We stopped their sweep for all but about three plays, but they went 80 and 82 on two of those.”

One recent change on defense may help Comeaux’s cause, starting sophomore Christian Archangel at free safety last week.